Water-closet bowl and seat



(No Model.)

G.F. ,GREENE. WATER CLOSET BOWL AND SEAT.

Patnted June 26, 1894 U ITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

.. GEORGE E. GREENE, .OF DETRO I'I JMICHIGAN.

WATER-CLOSET BOWL AND SEAT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 522,010, dated June 26, 1894.

Application filed May 18, 1889. Serial No. 311,239. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that 'I, GEORGE F. GREENE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, county of Wayne, State of Michigan, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Water-Closet Bowls and Seats;

and I declare the followingto be a full, clear,v

and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention has for its object an improved water-closet bowl and seat and consistsof the devices hereinafter more fully explained and pointed out in the claim and more fully illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a vertical section of a device embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view, and Fig. 3 a view in perspective.

The purpose and aim of my invention, more particularly, are to provide a water closet bowl and seat so constructed and shaped as effectually to prevent any liability, and any ordinary possibility, either of soiling the seat, or of leaving any contagion thereupon.

It is well understood that from water closets in hotels and other public places there is great danger of contracting venereal diseases especially, unless special care is taken to avoid the same. Closets in such places are also liable to be foul and uncleanly as ordinarily constructed. My invention is designed to overcome these dangers in a thorough and entirely efficient manner, by so constructing the bowl and seat as to render such liabilities as those above described impossible in any ordinary use thereof, thus dispensing with the necessity of any special precautions, and insuring the safety and cleanliness of the seat at all times and under all circumstances.

I carry out my inventionas follows:

A represents a water-closet bowl, constructed with any desired serviceable outlet A. The top of this bowl I design to construct of substantially a diamond shape, or more es sentially in the shape of an ordinary masons trowel, that is to say with the forward part of the bowl constructed in the form, preferably, of an acute angle, and the rear part of the bowl, preferably in the form of an obtuse angle, as shown respectively at a and a and also withthe two side angles a a I do not confine myself to the precise angles 5 5 and forms herein shown, the prominent features of my invention being to taper or narrow the forward portion of the upper face of the bowl and to prolong'the forward point of the bowl to such an extent as to effectually 6o prevent everyliability of the body, especially the privates, ever coming into contact in any manner with the bowl, at its forward part. This construction of the front of the bowl affords ample room forward of the privates to cause them always, and in every case, to clear the bowl altogether, and thus prevent any contagion from coming into contacttherewith. The angleat the rear of the bowl, it will be readily seem-prevents any liability of fouling the seat thereat. Myinvention contemplates the construction thus of the top of the bowl. The. bowl itself aside from the top may be of any desired construction, and maybe provided with any preferred means for flush-ingthe same. I prefer however to flush the bowl forcibly from the front and rear especially,- and have accordingly shown the bowl provided with asupply conduit 0?. Uponabowl of this construction I locate a closet seat B, So constructed preferably to conform to the forward part of the bowl, the seat thus being t-apered and its forward point extended in a similar manner and for a similar purpose as the forward point of the bowl, as shown at b. 8 5 This seat I construct simply of a narrow marginal rim having sides 17 b substantially to conform to the width of the upper edge of the bowl. A wooden rim of one and a half inches 7 of the shape above mentioned will be found all suflicient. This it will be seen is not of the ordinary construction of seats. The seat B so formed is hinged to a stationary rear board B cut away to form an obtuse angle 1) conforming in shape to the rear of the bowl 5 and for the same reason.- The entire seat thus consists of the front portion B and rear portion B united bya hinge. The sides 19 11 of the seat may be thus constructed about one or one and a half inches wide as by hing- I00 ing them at their rear ends to the rear board they will brace each other and prevent lateral displacement at their front ends, which would not be the case if the rear board were dispensed with and the narrow sides bent in to form the two angles at the sides and the obtuse angle at the rear, as then the hinges must necessarily be at a narrower point than at their widest point of divergence. It will be evident that this construction effectually prevents any standing upon the seat and any liability of fouling the seat thereby.

I do not limit myself in all cases to the construction of the seat or of the bowl narrowed toward an angle at the rear, as my invention chiefly concerns the pointing of the forward parts thereof, however the rear portions may be formed.

My idea in the formation of the closet is to so construct the bowl and seat that they may be straddled in use, the front points of the seat and bowl, respectively, projecting forward of the hips of the user.

It will be understood that the closet is of the usual height. Only the hips rest upon the seat, the privates being effectually prevented v from contact with the bowl or seat in any manner.

What I claim as my invention is The combination with a water closet bowl, the top of which is of substantiallya diamond shape with the front portion extended to form an acute angle and the rear portion only extended to form an obtuse angle, a board over the rear portion of the bowl having an obtuse angled notch in its frontedge,of two side pieces hinged at their rear ends to the board at the ends of the notch, and joined together at their front ends to form an acuteangle to conform with and fitupon the top of the bowl, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification in the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE F. GREENE.

WVitn esses:

N. S. WRIGHT, JOHN MILLER. 

